Duterte said Friday that soldiers could rape up to three women.

[Cattledog]

MANILA: Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte joked Friday that soldiers could rape up to three women, as he reassured them of his full support under his newly imposed regional martial law.

Duterte, who often peppers his language with man-on-the-street curses, made the comments in jest during a speech at a military base to lift the spirits of troops tasked with quelling what he says is a fast-growing threat of Islamist terrorism.

"For this martial law and the consequences of martial law and the ramifications of martial law, I and I alone would be responsible. Just do your work. I will handle the rest," he said.

"I will be imprisoned for you. If you rape three (women), I will say that I did it."

Read more at http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asiapacific/philippines-duterte-makes-rape-joke-for-martial-law-troops-8887494

[Vinca]

1. Geez, Don will want to fly from Europe directly to the Philippines and enlist.

[rurallib]

6. state visit to the Philippines coming soon

[lunasun]

2. Amazing as it can be I think he has less of a brain than trump

[anarch]

3. aw, he was just kidding...

He isn't actually going to impose any kind of limit on the senseless murders and rapes.

[louis-t]

4. Will Don pay your legal bills if you do?

Donnie dum dum's best friend.

[spanone]

5. no wonder trump wants to pal up to him...

[dhill926]

7. Well...four would be outrageous...

[angrychair]

8. So this is the kind of friendship

Trump cultivates? Tells where our nuclear subs are located? Are we great yet?

[roamer65]

9. Dump's on the next plane to Manila.

[trof]

10. OK. Their guy is nuttier than our guy.

Never thought I'd say that.
They win.

[lpbk2713]

11. He must be looking to start a civil war.

The number of husbands, fathers and brothers of the soldiers' victims will
begin to outnumber the troops and then they will want Duterte's head on a pole.

But Trump likes him. He's Trump's kinda guy.
Link: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-phliippines-duterte-trump-idUSKBN18K0FN?mod=related&channelName=worldNews

[Lyricalinklines]

13. Seriously? What men? Those remaining and who've been beaten or threatened into submission?

That's the plan... eliminate enough men, scare the remaining into submission. Looks like it's working. Even the candycorn crown admires his ways.

[shenmue]

12. Jest? WTF?!

[Tanuki]

14. Not the first time this creep has publicly joked about rape.

http://mobile.abc.net.au/news/2016-04-17/philippines-presidential-candidate-condemned-for-joke-about-rape/7333300

...."Mr Duterte, who promises mass killings of suspected criminals if elected next month, appears in a video uploaded on YouTube — since removed — making the joke about the female Australian missionary.

The missionary who was ministering in a prison in Davao in the southern Philippines was taken hostage, raped and killed during a riot by inmates in 1989.

"They raped all of the women ... There was this Australian lay minister ... when they took them out ... I saw her face and I thought, 'Son of a bitch. What a pity ... they raped her, they all lined up. I was mad she was raped but she was so beautiful. I thought, the mayor should have been first," Mr Duterte is shown telling a crowd of laughing supporters at a campaign rally.

Reports from the period, backed by Philippines media, name the Australian missionary as 36-year-old Jacqueline Hamill. Four other hostages were killed in the incident.

Mr Duterte was the city mayor at the time"...